It was widely expected that a French team would form the most potent attacking force in Europe this season, yet nobody envisaged that it would actually be Lyon with the club's front trio the top scorers on the continent.

Nabil Fekir, Mariano and Memphis Depay have all been sensational, scoring 26 goals in Ligue 1 between them, which is two more than the Paris Saint-Germain collection of Kylian Mbappe, Edinson Cavani and the most expensive footballer in the world, Neymar.

Mariano has arrived from Real Madrid and settled into life in France comfortably, his directness stretching opposing defences and creating gaps for Fekir to exploit.

Manchester City have been acknowledged as the world's form team at this present moment with Pep Guardiola's side playing some of the most aesthetically pleasing football that the Premier League has ever seen.

Lyon's top scorers in 2017/18

Fekir: 11 goals

Mariano: 9 goals

Depay: 6 goals

With that being said, the Blues' forward line of Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling has only managed 22 goals between them thus far.

Lyon are not the best goalscoring team in France though, they have scored 32 goals in total which means that the aforementioned trio have accounted for 81.25 percent of the team's strikes in the 2017/18 season.

An overreliance on three players may well be a concern to some supporters, it could well become an issue should one succumb to injury, however for the moment the youth and exuberance of Lyon's trio are carrying the team to heights few thought possible at the outset of the campaign.